The satisfaction of immediate needs, such as thirst and a need for shelter, often becomes the driving force of one’s movements when walking. The location of places of this nature plays a key role in where people gather and spend most of their time. In the case of a small fishing town, such as Arniston in the Western Cape, spaces of this nature occur in isolation from key landmarks, disabling the opportunity to truly interact with the whole place, its heritage and its people. 

Coastal landscapes host the unique meeting-place of a static body of land and a dynamic body of water. This duality emphasises the position of the human body within the context of this meeting. The person is able to decide whether to remain within the surety of the static or the fluidity of the dynamic. At the point of transition between these two elements a moment of new-ness arises; when surfaces meet, become momentarily stratified and then become apart again in the ebb and flow of the tide. Each time this happens, the residue of the meeting of elements contributes to the change and development of each. Knowledge is gained through meeting.

The International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM ) claims that one challenge in dealing with living heritage is implementing strategies to ensure that cultural landscapes, that are still operational, remain and grow in operation, without losing their intrinsic value (Court 2015). This, and the challenge of how one interacts with such spaces along the route to the coastline in Arniston will be focused on in this project. A tourism movement sequence is envisioned as a way to enhance the ability of living heritage to adapt to change, encouraging interaction before and when one reaches the coastline.